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Pushback against early movers in the water markets, and the strategies they adopt to overcome it, will shape the pathway for any investors that choose to follow.

WAM has operated legally within the confines of Colorado’s water speculation laws, but public concerns have resulted in a work group considering the need for ‘investment water speculation’ laws.

The A$150bn Aware Super will sell the Lake Boga portfolio, a collection of assets previously owned by VicSuper pre-merger and managed by Kilter Rural.

Mahi Pono says it will soon file an environmental impact statement related to East Maui Irrigation Company’s Sierra Club-challenged stream diversions.

The water-hungry crop’s high-value returns have attracted investors but California’s need to manage its water supplies presents a challenge, says agribusiness investment veteran Shankar Athreya.

A collection of five properties being sold by European family office THF comes with significant water allocations that could allow for a change in land use.

Water allocation prices in the Murray-Darling Basin have reduced following a wet 2020-21 season – and the next 12 months are likely to see more of the same.

Water allocation prices have fallen, although stability in high-security water entitlement prices suggests a maturing of that part of the market.

Roc Partners’ Premium Food Fund was one of three buyers, alongside Primewest and another local buyer, for Harvard University’s Western Rosella portfolio.

Confidence among farmers is strong after a bumper 2020 winter crop, with hopes that a repeat this year will set the sector up for years to come.